Does exactly what it says on the tin, right? I managed three whole blog posts in 2016; I might try for four in 2017. Aim high, eh. And I couldn't help but feel a little irate that I only read 72 books last year - I used to easily top a hundred - but then, while the previous three years had the PhD as a limiting factor, 2016 had finishing the PhD, renovating a house, submitting the PhD, having another baby (a boy one, this time), the viva (the horror), our wedding and the PhD corrections (thankfully minor). So I guess I shouldn't feel too bad. Anyway, let's see how 2017 goes. I've got a huge pile of books that have been accumulating for years and if I get through even a quarter of them, plus review books and new buys, I'll be happy.

December
76. The Good Immigrant, ed. Nikesh Shukla. Essays on being BAME in Britain today. Just as brilliant/powerful/heartbreaking/invigorating as everyone's been saying.
75. Nasty Women, various. Collection of essays on living as a woman today with a particular focus on the Trump era: this was a massive crowdfunding success.
74. Women & Power: A Manifesto, Mary Beard. Adapted from her LRB lectures. Excellent.
73. Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward. Beautiful and brutal. Review soon...
72. City of Mirrors, Justin Cronin. Satisfying conclusion! The trilogy isn't as good as the first book but it's still a very engrossing read.
71. The Twelve, Justin Cronin. Not as good as the first one, but compelling all the same.

November
70. The Passage, Justin Cronin. Read this a few years ago and now I've re-read it in advance of checking out the sequels. Really good, literate, post-acopolaptyc gore.
69. The Buried Giant, Kazuo Ishiguro. Not bad. I enjoyed it but probably won't re-read.
68. A Natural, Ross Raisin. Really compelling and astute novel about football and masculinity. A fantastic read.
67. Transit, Rachel Cusk. Excellent and really psychologically acute.

January
4. Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi. Fascinating novel if you're interested in black history and the slave trade (read it!) or if you like family sagas. Review here.
3. Chelsea Girls, Eileen Myles. Fabulous novel-slash-memoir. Loved it.
2. You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine, Alexandra Kleeman. Very weird but captivating novel. Review here.
1. The Outrun, Amy Liptrot. Memoir about alcoholism and recovery, but really great when it comes to talking about Orkney and island life/history.